Eighteen people were wounded as an explosive drone fired from Lebanon struck a community center in the northern border village of Arab al-Aramshe on Wednesday, medics and the military said.
The victims were taken to Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya. which said that one victim was listed in critical condition and two others were seriously wounded. Another four people were listed in moderate condition, while the remaining victims were lightly hurt, the hospital added.
Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted a building used by the Israeli military with guided missiles and explosive-laden drones.
The terror group said the attack was a response to the killing of three of its members, including two commanders, in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon a day earlier.
The Israel Defense Forces said that several projectiles struck the border community, but did not immediately release information on casualties. According to media reports, a nearby vehicle was also hit in the attack.
Warning sirens did not sound. The IDF was investigating why the alarms were not activated before the strike.
Footage posted to social media showed what appeared to be an explosive-laden drone crashing down on the community center.
Not long after the strike, alarms warning of incoming rockets sounded twice in Arab al-Aramshe.
Following the attack, the IDF said it targeted the launch sites. Fighter jets also struck a building where Hezbollah operatives were gathered, in southern Lebanon’s Ayta ash-Shab, the military added.
Earlier Wednesday, Hezbollah fired several rockets from Lebanon at the Biranit army base. The IDF said no injuries were caused, and troops shelled the launch sites with artillery.
Overnight, Israeli fighter jets struck several Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, the IDF said Wednesday morning.
The targets included military compounds and buildings used by Hezbollah in Khiam, Mansouri, Aalma ash-Shab and Yater, according to the military.
The exchange of fire Wednesday came a day after Hezbollah launched two explosive-laden drones at northern Israel, wounding three people.
Also on Tuesday, the IDF killed two top Hezbollah commanders and a third member of the terror group in airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
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